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Michel Barnier is appointed by Macron as the new French Prime Minister

2024-09-05 16:30:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Michel Barnier is appointed by Macron as the new French Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister almost two months after France's snap election ended in political deadlock.

Barnier, 73, is the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator and led talks with the UK government between 2016 and 2019.

A veteran of the right-wing Republicans (LR) party, he has had a long political career and has held various senior posts, both in France and within the EU.

He will now have to form a government that can survive a National Assembly divided into three major political blocs, with none able to form a clear majority.

Known in France as Monsieur Brexit, Barnier will be France's longest-serving prime minister since the creation of the Fifth Republic in 1958.

Three years ago, he tried and failed to become his party's candidate to challenge President Macron for the French presidency. He said he wanted to limit and take control of immigration.

He will succeed Gabriel Attal, France's youngest prime minister, whom President Macron first appointed prime minister in early 2024 and who has been in the caretaker role since July.

President Macron took 60 days to decide on a prime minister after calling a "political truce" during the Paris Olympics.

But Barnier will need all his political skills to navigate the coming weeks, with the centre-left Socialists already planning to challenge his nomination in a vote of confidence.

Mr. Macron's presidency lasts until 2027. Normally the government comes from the president's party, as they are elected on different weeks./ CNA





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